Every Tuesday in the season
the gardens are opened to the public. The property is now part of the National Trust but part of the house is still lived in
by the Sackville family. The NT say: "What we see today is a remarkably preserved and complete early Jacobean
remodelling of a medieval archiepiscopal palace. From an even older manor
house, it was built and extended by the Archbishops of Canterbury after 1456.
It then became a royal possession during the Tudor dynasty when Henry VIII
hunted here and Elizabeth I visited." The website can be seen here.
Knole is renowned for it's
deer park NT say: "Knole is very fortunate to be home to a 350-strong deer herd,
which visitors enjoy seeing in their natural habitat year-round. While these
beautiful creatures can appear to be friendly, they are wild animals - seen at
their best from a respectful distance." The website can be seen here.
© Lionel Callow 2017
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